Burke & Hare (1971)

Directed by

Vernon Sewell

Genre

horror film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on true events, the film follows two men in 19th century Edinburgh who commit murders to sell the bodies for medical dissection. Their gruesome scheme eventually unravels as they are pursued by authorities.

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What happens

Burke & Hare (also known as Burke and Hare, The Horrors of Burke and Hare and The Body Snatchers) is a 1972 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Derren Nesbitt, Harry Andrews, and Glynn Edwards. It is based on the true story of the Burke and Hare murders, and was the last film to be directed by Sewell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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